Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre transferred the technology of making 3D-printed impellers for irrigation pumps to local pump manufacturers organising a workshop at its office in Bogura on Saturday.
Bogura-based entrepreneurs and businessmen operating foundries and agricultural machinery manufacturing companies participated in the workshop titled 鈥業mproving Efficiency of Irrigation Pumps Using Impellers Made with 3D Printing Technology鈥�, said a press release.
BITAC director general Parimal Singha was present as chief guest, Foundry Owner鈥檚 Association of Bangladesh president Abdul Malek Akand and Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers鈥� Association general secretary Kamal Mia were present as special guests at the workshop, which was presided over by BITAC director Md Mohsin.
The participants said that 70 per cent of irrigation pumps used across the country were manufactured in Bogura and farmers would benefit greatly if the foundry industry obtained the technology to make impellers with 3D printers.
Parimal Singha said that BITAC had been working tirelessly to invent new technology and transfer it to entrepreneurs and if this technology could be successfully spread, not only the people of the country would benefit but the economic growth of the country would also be boosted.
Abdul Malek Akand said that foundries and agricultural machinery manufacturing companies wanted to use this technology with the cooperation of BITAC.
Assistant engineer Arif Ahmed presented the keynote paper at the event.
He said that BITAC was working to spread this technology because 3D-printed impellers could increase the efficiency of irrigation pumps and reduce fuel costs.
